Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)

Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (1584–1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1648–1651).[1]

Most Reverend

Tommaso d'Aquino
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mottola
In office1648–1651
PredecessorGiovanni Battista Falesi
SuccessorGiovanni Camponeschi
Personal details
Born1584
Died1651 (age 67)
Mottola, Italy

Biography edit

Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Naples and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 8 February 1648, he was selected as Bishop of Mottola and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 August 1648.[1][2] On 20 September 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Fausto Caffarelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1650.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Mottola
1648–1651
Succeeded by